At seven in the morning the world is still alright (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | At seven in the morning the world is still fine |
| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kurt Hoffmann |
| script |
Eberhard Keindorff Johanna Sibelius |
| production | Independent Film, Berlin ( Heinz Angermeyer ) |
| music | James Last |
| camera | Heinz Hölscher |
| cut | Gisela Haller |
| occupation | |
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At seven in the morning the world is still in order is a German feature film by Kurt Hoffmann from 1968. It was based on the novel of the same name by British author Eric Malpass, first published in Germany in February 1967 . Due to the great popularity of the first two Gaylord novels, they were filmed for the first and only time in Germany. After the success of the first feature film, Wolfgang Liebeneiner shot the sequel When sweetly the moonlight sleeps on the hills in 1969 based on the second novel.
action
The writer Jocelyn Pentecost lives with his wife May and son Gaylord in a house in the country. The turbulent everyday life of the family is also enriched by Gaylord's grumpy grandfather, hard-of-hearing great-aunt Marigold and Jocelyn's unequal sisters Rose and Becky. While the fun-loving Becky has fun with her boyfriend Peter, the brittle teacher Rose has so far had no luck in love. Full of nervousness and anticipation, she invites her colleague Mr. Roberts to dinner. After "Bobs", as she calls her crush, arrives at the Pentecosts after various teething problems, the latter, to Rose's horror, shows more interest in her attractive sister.
Although warned by his mother, the lively Gaylord meets repeatedly with his friend Willy. The mentally retarded youngster presents his whole pride, a glass paperweight that he discovered by chance and is suspiciously hidden in the wooden hut of a quarry. Gaylord wanted a similar paperweight for his birthday, but his parents gave him a different version in the shape of a deer. Disappointed, he retires to his room. Stan Grebbie, Bob's friend and teacher at another school, is also at the birthday party. Bobs cheats at the evening board game so that he can kiss Becky undisturbed. In return, Stan meets Rose and compliments her. Because of their similar character, they both feel drawn to each other.
Willy goes to the quarry again with Gaylord and finds that the paperweight has disappeared. Despite protests of innocence, Gaylord is later threatened with a knife on the way to school by Willy's brother Bert and asked to return the allegedly stolen object. Intimidated by the precarious situation, Gaylord simulates an illness the next morning in order to be able to stay away from school. Without knowing the exact reason, the parents suspect that something is wrong with their son. Under a pretext, Jocelyn suggests accompanying Gaylord to the village, which Gaylord accepts with relief. One day, classmate David shows his classmates the allegedly found paperweight in the schoolyard. Gaylord tries to take the object during the break. The teacher, Miss Marston, catches him reaching into someone else's school bag. Desperate, Gaylord tells his parents the whole story that evening. A serious conversation on the following day between Jocelyn and Bert's mother, the poor widow Foggerty, was unsuccessful. Gaylord will no longer be allowed to leave his parents' house alone. On the daily way to school, changing accompaniment ensures his safety.
Because the train is canceled and all hotel rooms are occupied, Rose unexpectedly appears in front of Bob's bachelor apartment one rainy evening. His advances are interrupted when Becky bursts in at the same moment to bring Rose home. Because of an impending thunderstorm, Gaylord goes to the stable for observations. There, of all places, Bobs, who actually has an appointment with Rose, secretly meets Becky for a passionate rendezvous in the hay. Back at the house, Gaylord reports the news and provokes an extensive family row. In order to put an end to the affairs for good, Grandfather acts on his daughter's boyfriend. Becky and Peter soon get married. During the school holidays, Gaylord goes to the Baltic Sea with his parents and Aunt Rose . May tells her husband that she is expecting a child. Rose learns of Stan's presence and spends a few happy days with him. When the news of Great Aunt Marigold's death arrives, the family has to travel home.
Back home, Gaylord visits Willy to give him a replacement paperweight that he brought back from vacation. Willy refuses: That is not his. With this he gives the signal for Bert and his two younger brothers lurking. They attack Gaylord with knives and leave him badly injured. Rose and Stan, who had recently met, accidentally find the unconscious Gaylord out for a walk. He can be saved in the hospital. The commitment to Gaylord's rescue earns Stan great respect from the family, whereupon he makes a quick decision to ask for Rose's hand.
background
The shooting lasted from May 2nd to June 27th 1968. The CCC-Atelier Berlin-Spandau served as the film studio . The outdoor shots were taken on the Gräfrath market square in Solingen as well as in West Berlin , Großenbrode and on Fehmarn . The listed building mill from the early 18th century in the north-west of Solingen served as the exterior backdrop for the Pentecost family's house.
In contrast to the information in several databases, the film character Bert was not embodied by pop singer Wolfgang Petry , despite the similarity of names . It was only after the discovery in 1976 that he gave up his real name Wolfgang Remling and received the artist name proposed by the then producer Tony Hendrik.
James Last produced the commercially successful film score. Ingrid Zoré designed the costumes, Werner Schlichting and his wife Isabella designed the film construction .
Independent Film was responsible as the production company. The film was released by Constantin Film and premiered on September 5, 1968 in the Lichtburg in Essen .
Reviews
"Family history and stories from three generations, the focus is on the adventure world of a six-year-old, in a clichéd, artificial and somewhat rough cut."
“Turbulent generational comedy [...]. As a family satire dull, successful as a sentimental boy-grandfather-touching piece. Rating: 2 out of 4 possible stars (average). "
“Good German comedy based on the popular, widespread book by Eric Malpass about the little Gaylord and his experiences in the midst of a stately family and with a mentally weak village boy. Director Kurt Hoffmann knew how to bring pleasantly tempered entertainment. "
Awards
The film was awarded the Golden Screen in 1969 for more than three million viewers.
Publications
- DVD: At seven in the morning the world is still in order / When the moonlight sleeps sweetly on the hills , STUDIOCANAL, June 2009, approx. 176 minutes, picture format 1.66: 1 (16: 9), sound format German (Dolby Digital 1.0)
- 7 ″ single: James Last: At seven in the morning the world is still in order / Choral , Polydor, 1968
literature
- Eric Malpass: At seven in the morning the world is still fine . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-11762-2 (English: Morning's at Seven . Translated by Brigitte Roeseler).
Web links
- Seven in the morning the world is still in order in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- At seven in the morning, the world is still in order in the online film database
- At seven in the morning the world is still fine at filmportal.de
- At seven in the morning the world is still fine. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filming locations for seven in the morning the world is still fine. IMDb.com, accessed June 7, 2012 .
- ^ Wilhelm Rosenbaum: Solingen - the location for films. In: Solinger Tageblatt , June 8, 2011
- ^ Gaby Allendorf: Wool: The Wolfgang Petry book . Aqua-Verlag, Cologne 2001, ISBN 978-3-9806778-8-2 , p. 16-17 .
- ↑ At seven in the morning the world is still fine. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 25, 2018 .
- ^ Adolf Heinzlmeier , Berndt Schulz : Lexicon films on television: 8500 feature films TV - video - cable . 2nd ext. Edition. Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3 , p. 588 .
- ↑ Review No. 415 . In: Evangelical Press Association for Bavaria (Hrsg.): Evangelischer Filmbeobachter . Munich 1968, p. 423 .